Game updates/20140527

Update - Tuesday May 27, 2014

Features

• New cloud based server hosting
• New improved interface for joining multiplayer worlds, including iCloud sync for recently joined servers
• Trade portals now display trend indicators and 24 hour graphs
• Adds ability to mute players in multiplayer chat, which also hides that player’s paintings and avatar
• Adds buttons for mods and admins to kick and ban easily in multiplayer
• New support for disabling PVP (Player vs. player) on multiplayer servers
• New support for password protecting servers
• New support for a custom welcome message when joining a server
• When you don’t have enough time crystals to complete an action, it now tells you how many more you need
• Admins and mods are now displayed in a different color on buttons and text
• Admins can now see a combination of all revealed areas of the map for all players
• Banned players paintings are now removed
• New buttons to get free crystals while crafting

Bug Fixes

• Fixes bug where blockheads could end up repeatedly dying from overheating
• Fixes issue where paintings could appear higher resolution than they should
• Fixes issue where players could pick up elevator shafts or motors that did not belong to them.
• Fixes crashing bugs
• Fixes issue where the sides and top of the front layer of glass blocks could often be rendered opaque
• Fixes issue where steam trains could be removed by anyone
• Fixes issue where station names didn’t show up when a steam locomotive is tapped
• Painted objects now show up the correct color when removed and in your inventory or dropped and floating
• Now all owned floating objects won’t despawn, e.g. paintings that drop as a result of the back wall being removed will no longer despawn.
• Reduces memory usage and improves performance, particularly reducing lag in multiplayer.
• Fixes bugs where items could get lost when disconnecting from a server
• Fixes bug that could cause electricity, steam generators and elevators to stop working.
• Fixes stairs achievement
• Fixes item dupe bugs
• Fixes bug where freezing water then mining the ice would make any objects (e.g. safes) that were frozen within disappear
• Fixes bug where sharks could multiply too quickly
• Fixes bug where some players couldn’t remove blocks containing windows